COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dows vs Fort Dodge
PLACE A
Dows, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Fort Dodge, Kansas
Dows is 452% larger than Fort Dodge. Dows earns more, with a median household income $37,783 higher. Dows has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -41%).
DOWSFORT DODGEDIFFERENCE
Total population51393+452% vs Fort Dodge
Population density667508+159
Population growth-3.2%-41.2%+38.1 pts
Median age37.367.9−30.6
Male49.8%89.2%−39.4 pts
Female50.2%10.8%+39.4 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.1%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%94.6%−1.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino6.0%2.2%+3.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.9%2.2%−1.3 pts
Median household income$78,000$40,217+$37,783
Per capita income$30,707$30,765−$58
Poverty rate7.2%0.0%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.100+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%0.0%+16.2 pts
Graduate degree2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation64.9%0.0%+64.9 pts
Median home value$59,800––
Median gross rent$695$644+$51
Owner-occupied75.3%0.0%+75.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%26.3%−15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households24.5%45.2%−20.7 pts
Average commute26.5––
Worked from home3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.4%0.0%+6.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024